Safety-pin.



No. 657,704. Patented Sept. ll, I900.

R. MARTIN.

SAFETY PIN.

Application filed Nov. 18, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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ROBERT MARTIN, OF LONDON, ENGLAND, ASSIGNOR TO EUGEN SANDOW AND EDWARD WILLIAMS, OF SAME PLACE.

SAFETY-PIN.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 657,704, dated September 11, 1900.

Application filed November 18, 1899. Serial No. 737,486. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ROBERT MARTIN, a subject of the Queen of England, residing in London, England, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Safety-Pins and the Like, of which the following is a specification.

The object of the invention is to produce a simple and efficient safety pin or fastener in which the point of the pin is securely locked or held in position and protected so that all danger of detachment of the pin or injury from its point is avoided.

The invention is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 is a side elevation of a pin, and Fig. 2 a section on line 2 2 of Fig. 1 looking in the direction of the arrow.

In constructing the improved pin for wearing-apparel I form the same, preferably, out of one piece of wire coiled upon itself, as at A, to form a body portion A and a pointed or pin portion A for insertion in the dress or other material. This pointed portion, which is preferably flattened, as indicated at c, is provided with an eye or opening b, designed to engage or close upon and lock with the end of the body portion. To this end the body portion is bent at right angles at a and is then bent back upon itself, formingasubstantially U-shaped loop or hook a. From the end of this loop or hook the wire is carried forward around and back to form a rectangular loop a the end of the wire terminating in a point a located centrally at the bottom of the U and adapted to engage the eye or opening I], before referred to. As shown, the end a is preferably flattened and sharpened to facilitate engagement with the opening. thus be seen that not only is the point of the pin securely locked in position, but it is effectually prevented from engaging and inj urin g the flesh or other parts of the clothing.

It will be understood, of course, that the invention is not confined to safety-pins, but may be embodied in brooches and other similar articles.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is r A safety-pin made of a single piece of wire coiled upon itself to form a body portion and a spring-pin having an eye near its end, said body portion having a transversely-bent U- shaped portion, the free end of the wire of said body portion beyond said U-shap'ed portion being shaped into a rectangular loop forming a guard for the pin-point, the wire forming one side of said rectangular loop terminating in an angularly bent sharpened point in the center of and at the bottom of the 'U-shaped portion and arranged to engage said eye on the pin end, substantially as described.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT MARTIN. Witnesses:

BENJAMIN THOMAS KING, ROBT. HUNTER.

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